Lifestyles

Create a peaceful garden in the shade
Lifestyles, Local News
By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
Sep 07, 2026
A shade garden is a special place for plants that need the shady side of gardening. As our perennial border and container flowers retire for the seaso...
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Resetting a stubborn coffee maker
Lifestyles
Sep 07, 2026
Dear Heloise: I have a coffee maker that uses coffee pods. The descale light came on, and no matter how many pots of water and vinegar I put through i...
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Antisocial husband ruins all the fun
Lifestyles
Sep 06, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for eight years. For the most part, we are happy, but there is one thing that upsets me. He doesn't like...
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Where to donate fine china
Lifestyles
Sep 05, 2026
Dear Heloise: What should I do with a full set of fine china dinnerware that was made in 1968 with a gold edge? My kids don't want it because it can't...
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Cleaning spray can damage skin
Lifestyles
Sep 04, 2026
Dear Heloise: I saw the advice to put window-cleaning spray on your hand to get rings off and immediately Googled if this was a good idea. It is not! ...
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Education starts in the home
Lifestyles
Sep 03, 2026
Dear Heloise: Education begins at home! I recently encouraged all the parents of teenagers in our rural community to teach the kids three basic hand s...
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Widow’s new beau does not pull his weight
Lifestyles
Sep 03, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My husband died six years ago. I met a widower three years ago. He was nice and attentive, but not anymore. We moved in together, and the l...
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Treating a stain for the first time
Lifestyles
Sep 02, 2026
Dear Heloise: The first thing I read daily in the Kenosha News is "Hints From Heloise." My go-to solution for ink stains is hairspray. Simply spray th...
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Roommate’s ‘all-nighter’ causes worry
Lifestyles
Sep 02, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I'm a college junior in need of advice. I share an apartment with two other female students, "Wendy" and "Lauren," who roomed together befo...
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Oldest sibling needs help with widowed mom
Lifestyles
Sep 01, 2026
DEAR ABBY: My father passed away three months ago, leaving my mom alone for the first time in her life. She lives nearby, so my wife and I have been d...
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Lift chair enables reader to bathe
Lifestyles
Sep 01, 2026
Dear Heloise: I read the letter about the reader in The Villages, Florida, who can no longer take baths. I have been in a wheelchair for 25 years and ...
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Hotels need wood flooring options
Lifestyles
Aug 31, 2026
Dear Heloise: Pets in hotel rooms are such a problem. I had to give up staying in hotels due to this reason. Not everyone can use medication to overco...
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Reusing empty toilet paper rolls
Lifestyles
Aug 29, 2026
Dear Heloise: Empty toilet paper rolls can be reused for cord organization, seed-starting pots, and pet enrichment toys. These cardboard tubes also wo...
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